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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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